Deep Dish Rims
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 861
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From: MSP Minnesota
You always seem to find my posts, makes it difficult trying to sneak around as the little brother! Actually, I changed up the back end since that time so we have a little more bold difference. I'm still far back on the mod path, but I'm slowly catching up 
Ha...I'll have to meet up with him and do a photoshoot sometime. Everyone would be wiping their eyes, cleaning their glasses!
Ha...I'll have to meet up with him and do a photoshoot sometime. Everyone would be wiping their eyes, cleaning their glasses!
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 6,683
Likes: 144
From: Memphis Tennessee
Wow, everyone has really nice wheels on their NICE rides.
It is times like these that I realize being a teacher does not afford me the really nice stuff.
Anyway, here are my cheap repos:
It is times like these that I realize being a teacher does not afford me the really nice stuff.
Anyway, here are my cheap repos:
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 20,030
Likes: 289
From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
What tires are you running on your CCW's ?
Toque
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 861
Likes: 2
From: MSP Minnesota
Even nearly bald the Invo's still did great on the 1-2 shifts. If they were warm I wouldn't slip at all. It looks like the price of V12s jumped considerably in the past few months, but they're still cheaper than Invos. I'm torn on what to do. What tires do you have?
Racer
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 371
Likes: 1
From: Windsor Ontario
Ruff racing 278's
Never measured but i would say around 3-3.5" dish off the top of my head.
Nice rims but the guy before me bought the wrong offset. I went to do rear brakes after I got the car and had to clear the calipers a **** ton since the pads pushed the caliper out more and still run the spacer he had on.
Jay
Never measured but i would say around 3-3.5" dish off the top of my head.
Nice rims but the guy before me bought the wrong offset. I went to do rear brakes after I got the car and had to clear the calipers a **** ton since the pads pushed the caliper out more and still run the spacer he had on.
Jay
Tech Contributor
Joined: Jan 2004
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From: Wylie TX --> Less is More, except under the hood !
I bought them 2 years ago with nearly bald Invo's and they've surprisingly lasted me this long. I need to buy new shoes come spring and I'm debating on renewing the Invo's or getting Hankook Ventus V12s. Heard a lot of great things about the V12s, but that was mostly from base and stock C5 owners. I'm very curious to know how well they'd do with 430+whp. As you are well aware, we don't have a lot of great choices with our tire size, and my car will only see 1-2 light track days a year if that so I'll sacrifice a bit of traction for a reasonably priced tire that will last me longer than 3 minutes.
Even nearly bald the Invo's still did great on the 1-2 shifts. If they were warm I wouldn't slip at all. It looks like the price of V12s jumped considerably in the past few months, but they're still cheaper than Invos. I'm torn on what to do. What tires do you have?
Even nearly bald the Invo's still did great on the 1-2 shifts. If they were warm I wouldn't slip at all. It looks like the price of V12s jumped considerably in the past few months, but they're still cheaper than Invos. I'm torn on what to do. What tires do you have?
I'm running Continental ContiSport 3 tires (4 yrs old). They are not made anymore. Continental replaced with with there DW tire. 1st is completely useless, and 2nd is mostly useless with traction with my 471/441 (rear wheel). The upside to your tires breaking loose is that it is cheaper than other things breaking if you hook up....
I'm planning on the Hankook's for my next tire. Im not a fan of the sidewall lip protector at all on some of the tires out there... The Hankooks does not have much (if any) sidewall lip protector.
I'm not too worried about traction. I don't race my car and I kinda enjoy them slipping out on me around turns. I like "drifting" it out ever so often... 
Toque
Last edited by Toque; Jan 30, 2012 at 09:27 AM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 861
Likes: 2
From: MSP Minnesota
I'm running Continental ContiSport 3 tires (4 yrs old). They are not made anymore. Continental replaced with with there DW tire. 1st is completely useless, and 2nd is mostly useless with traction with my 471/441 (rear wheel). The upside to your tires breaking loose is that it is cheaper than other things breaking if you hook up....
I'm planning on the Hankook's for my next tire. Im not a fan of the sidewall lip protector at all on some of the tires out there... The Hankooks does not have much (if any) sidewall lip protector. I'm not too worried about traction. I don't race my car and I kinda enjoy them slipping out on me around turns. I like "drifting" it out ever so often...
Toque
I'm planning on the Hankook's for my next tire. Im not a fan of the sidewall lip protector at all on some of the tires out there... The Hankooks does not have much (if any) sidewall lip protector.
I'm not too worried about traction. I don't race my car and I kinda enjoy them slipping out on me around turns. I like "drifting" it out ever so often... Toque
Looks like they had a good sales haha.
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 13,587
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From: Home of the VOLS ! Knoxville, TN. Tennessee
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13, '15, '16-'17-'18-'19
there are some nice looking wheels in this thread.I will be coming back to this one once I am ready to move up from my Y2K wheels. thanks for all the posts guys, and thanks to the OP for asking for them.
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Instructor
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 108
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How hard is it to remove the quarter panels by yourself?
Lots of great looking cars here too! thanks for posting everyone
@jayrich I have ruff racing rims on my current ride they make some nice wheels
Lots of great looking cars here too! thanks for posting everyone
@jayrich I have ruff racing rims on my current ride they make some nice wheels
Last edited by tripleblackvert; Jan 31, 2012 at 12:52 AM.
